One-piece collar



July 8, 1947. EB W 2,423,510

ONE-PIECE COLLAR Filed March 30, 1946 IN VENTOR fliAA/AMW [/iJd/V/ZZ.

ATTORNEY Patented July 8, 1947 ONE-PIECE COLLAR Benjamin Liebowitz, Lewisboro, N. Y., assignor to Trubenizing Process Corporation, New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application March 30, 1946, Serial No. 658,376

3 Claims.

This invention relates to collars, and more particularly to certain improvements in a fused ply one-piece folded or turn-over collar for attachment to a shirt.

Conventional turn-over collars are usually made of two separate parts, namely, a top and a band, stitched together. In the fused ply type it is customary to fuse only the plies of the top, those of the band being left unfused.

While an attached collar having a fused ply band, with its permanent stiffness, has the advantage of neatness of appearance, especially in hot and humid weather when an ordinary band would wilt, nevertheless it is subject to the disadvantage that buckling in wear is practically unavoidable.

There are 'a number of objections to the twopiece construction. One of the most important of these is that the thread at the seam joining the top and band must pass through a number of plies, generally nine, with the result that the thread is put under considerable tension. When the collar is softened in washing, the tension of the thread tends unduly to contract and shrink the material between adjacent stitches, thus creating a shortening which cannot be eliminated even with the use of thoroughly preshrunk materlal.

There objections are avoided in a so-called onepiece collar in which the top and band are integral. A one-piece collar is capable of neatness of apearance and comfort in Wearin that is not readily obtainable with a two-piece construction.

One object of the invention is to provide a onepiece collar, of the type described, in which the plies of the band portion are stiffened to a greater extent adjacent its ends than elsewhere so that the ends of the band will remain relatively stiff even in hot and humid weather and thus enhance the neatness of appearance of the collar under such climatic conditions.

Another object is to provide a convertible onepiece attached collar of the type described that may be worn either in the manner of a formal turn-down collar when the shirt is buttoned at the neck, or neatly folded down in the manner of the collar of a sport shirt when the shirt is unbuttoned and left open at theneck.

A further object is to provide a one-piece collar of the type described wherein a portion of the band intermediate its ends is unstiffened so that any buckling that may occur will come in the unstifiened portion without discomfort to the wearer.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear from the following description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing which represents a conventionalized view of a one-piece collar embodying the invention, attached to a shirt, and laid out flat with parts broken away.

Referring to the drawings, I0 is a one-piece collar attached to a shirt H, which collar is of the fused ply turn-over type. The collar comprises. a top ply l2 and a bottom ply l3 each of which is cut in one piece to include both the collar-top l4 and the collar-band l5.

Disposed between the top and bottom plies is a fusing lining 16 the lower edge of which is defined by the line H. By the term fusing lining is meant a lining of such character that the outer plies will adhere thereto. able fusing lining may be used such, for example, as one which embodies in its construction strands or yarns I8 of cellulose derivative or other substance that is adapted to be softened and rendered adhesive by treatment with a solvent and/or heat. The lower edge I! of lining it in effect constitutes a line of demarcation between the stiffened and unstifiened areas of the collar. Since adhesion of the plies stilfens the composite, the collar, top and collar-band portion will be stiffened only in the area above that line and will remain substantially unstiffened in the area below. The collar has a foldline 99 along which the bottom ply I3 is free of adhesion to the lining so that the collar-top portion may be folded freely on that line in one manner of wearing the collar.

It will be noted that adjacent the ends of the collar the lining l6 has portions 29 that extend well down into the collar-band, and that from these low points the demarcation line ll recedes and rises along a curve or slope until in the mid dle region of the collar it extends up to apoint near the foldline l9. Accordingly the collarband portion will be substantially unstiffened in its middle region but will be gradually stiffened from there down towards its ends.

The fusing lining i6 is preferably cut to avoid the button 2| and button-hole 22 so that the band at these places will be sufficiently flexible and'unstiffened to permit of readily buttoning or unbuttoning the collar. Furthermore, the portions 20 of said lining preferably stop short of Any suitr 3 the upper edge of which is defined by the line 25. As shown in the drawing, the lower edge ii of the fusing lining it may overlap the upper edge 25 of the non-fusing lining it to a slight extent.

Instead of using separate fusing and non-fusing linings, I may employ a single fusing lining covering the entire collar in which case the portion of the lining below the demarcation line H may be masked in any known manner to prevent adhesion of the plies below-that line.

Where a lining is used that embodies interwoven strands of cellulose derivative, the piles of the collar may first be assembled, stitched and turned, and then subjected to treatment with solvent from the outside to soften the cellulose derivative strands, after which the plies are fused or caused to adhere by application oipressure and heat.

The construction described provides a onerpiece collar that is permanently stiffened throughout its collar-top portion and adjacent to the ends of the band portion, which collar may be used convertibly either as formal turn-down collar or as a sports collar. When worn buttoned as a formal collar, the collar-top is folded along the foldline it. However, when the shirt is Worn unbuttoned at the neck, in the manner of a sport shirt, the collar-top may be readily folded along the demarcation line ll as a guide.

Various modifications in the construction herein described, and illustrated conventionally in the accompanying drawing, may be made within the scope of the invention defined in the claims.

What I claim is:

1. A one-piece collar of the type described comprising two outer plies each having integral collar-top and collar-band portions, and an intermediate lining containing adhesive substance,

said lining providing an area to. which the outer plies adhere and an area from which said plies are free of adhesion, said areas extending lengthwise of the collar and being delimited by a line of demarcation that extends down into the band portion through substantially the entire width thereof adjacent the ends of the collar and that rises to substantially the upper limit, of the band portion in the middle region of the collar, the band portion being thereby stiffened adjacent the ends of the collar and substantially unstifiened in 50 its middle region.

2. A one-piece collar of the type described comprising two outer plies each having integral along the foldline and an area from which said plies are free of adhesion, said areas extending lengthwise of the collar and being delimited by a line of demarcation that extends down into the band portion through substantially the entire width thereof adjacent the ends of the collar and that rises to a position below th foldline in the middle region of the collar, the band portion of said collar being thereby stiffened adjacent the ends of the collar and substantially unstiiiened in its middle region.

3. A convertible one-piece collar of the type described comprising two outer plies each having integral collar-top and collar-band portions, and an intermediate lining containing adhesive elements, said collar having a preformed foldline delimiting its collar-top portion, said lining having an area to which the outer plies adhere except along the foldine and an area from which said plies are free of adhesion, said, areas extending lengthwise of the collar and being delimited by a line of demarcation that extends down into the band portion through substantially the entire width thereof adjacent the ends of the collar and that rises to a position below the foldline in the middle region of the collar, the band and top portions being thereby stiffened adjacent the ends of the collar and the band portion being substantially unstiiiened in its middle region, said stiffened and unstifiened portions merging continuously into one another, said collar being adapted to be folded convertibly either along the preformed foldline or along the line of demarcation between the stiffened and unstifiened portions.

BENJAMIN LIEBOWITZ.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,254,294 Van Heusen Jan. 22, 1918 2,408,570 Michael Oct. 1, 1946 

